STORRS -- Stefanie Dolson would not admit that scoring in the paint has come easy for the UConn women this season. The Huskies rarely satisfied.

But powered by Dolson and freshman forward Breanna Stewart, scoring inside has been a source of dominance for No. 2 UConn. The Huskies have outscored the opposition 261-54 in the paint through the first six games.

While much of this success has come against overmatched opponents, UConn expects to be tested tonight when it faces No. 11 Maryland in the Jimmy V Classic at the XL Center (7; ESPN2). The Terrapins feature five players who are 6-foot-2 or taller.

"I wouldn't say it has been necessarily easy,'' Dolson said. "We've been fighting ourselves, just kind of finishing around the basket. But we're definitely looking forward to the game (tonight). They have a well-known inside couple of players. They're known for their rebounding and just being big in there. It'll be a tough test for us.''

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis will return for the Huskies (6-0) after missing one game with a concussion. Stewart will start in place of senior guard Caroline Doty, who has started 53 straight games.

The UConn frontcourt, which includes Mosqueda-Lewis and 5-11 guard Kelly Faris, is accounting for 69.3 points and 29.4 rebounds per game. The Huskies are averaging 92.0 points and have a plus-14.5 rebounding advantage.

"We have a lot more people who are very capable of playing that position, and this game will provide us with a really big challenge in the post,'' Faris said. ``We haven't had much of a huge challenge down low yet, and it will be interesting to see how it goes.

Maryland (4-1) features 6-4 centers Alicia DeVaughn and Malina Howard, 6-3 forward Tianna Hawkins, who leads the team in scoring (19.8) and rebounding (10.0), and 6-2 forwards All-American Alyssa Thomas and Tierney Pfirman. They have combined for 60.4 points and 34.0 rebounds per game.

The Terrapins have outscored their opponents 243-112 in the paint, average 18.6 offensive rebounds and lead the nation with a plus-22.6 rebounding advantage.

"They're huge,'' UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "They're probably the biggest team that we'll play all year long maybe. And I think Stefanie and Stewie and Morgan (Tuck) and Kiah Stokes are going to be really challenged.''

UConn's ability to score in the paint is a concern for Terrapins' coach Brenda Frese. However, she also is concerned with the Huskies' ability to score from the perimeter.

"You talk about the points they've scored in the paint, and then I look at their 3-point field goal percentage and their inside-outside game,'' Frese said. "Absolutely, you've got to try to find a way to slow them down. Hopefully, the way we've been able to defend with our size, we have great length inside as well. So we just have to make them have to take more difficult shots.''

This is the first of two match-ups in a span of four days for the Huskies against teams ranked in the Top 11 nationally. They will host No. 6 Penn State Thursday at Gampel Pavilion.

UConn has won by an average of 48.7 points to this point. Faris said the team is ready to be tested.

"All the so-so games are kind of out of the way now,'' Faris said. "These two games coming up are huge games. They're great teams, competitive. Maryland obviously is a great rebounding team, and that's where we've gotten ourselves hurt a lot of times. That's just one of the small challenges that will come out of these two games.''